ZeroCore Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Put this in the spoilers section because I wasn't sure if those new to the game knew this or not. Okay, Shadowmere, the demonic, immortal horse makes a return in Skyrim. We first get Shadowmere in Oblivion from Lucien Lachance of the Dark Brotherhood. When we get Shadowmere then, Shadowmere is referred to as a female, as Lucien refers to Shadowmere as "she". In Skyrim however, when we get Shadowmere, it's referred to as a male, a "he". This is confusing. Which is this horse; male or female? For one, there's the horse's name; Shadowmere. The last syllable of the name sounds like the word "mare", a female horse. This, from my perspective, is enough to bring about suspicion that this horse is indeed female, and this makes me question why the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim thought/observed it to be male. I've heard the theory that it might be a different Shadowmere; a twin, sibling, relative, or child of the original, but this theory is defeated because you eventually get a power that lets you summon the ghost of Lucien Lachance, and if I'm not mistaken if Shadowmere is around when you summon him, Lucien greets the horse and refers to it as an "old friend". So the theory that it's a different horse appears to be out the window at this point. Did the Skyrim team accidentally stick in a typo, does no one really know the horse's true gender, or is this horse able to swap genders at will or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youroblivionman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Shadomere had a baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorpony Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Oh no, tell me Bethesda didn't rewrite thier own lore! I would have to guess that since Shadowmere is a 200 something year old (at least) demonic horse from the abyss, that he/she can assume different forms and genders. Maybe Shadowmere is female for male riders (Lucien) and male for female riders (Astrid). Who knows. I just know that I was very happy to see my old friend rise up out of the pool like that. Made my day. RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageArtistry Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Shadowmere is from the same planet as Data's cat, Spot. :teehee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Shadowmere is likely int he same vein as the Daedra. IE, it has no gender, and manifests as either based on either its own will, the will of Sithis, or the will of its owner. Considering Lechance's Shadowmere was female, and Astrid's is male, it could represent a counterpart to its owner, meaning it would be of opposite sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youroblivionman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Oh no, tell me Bethesda didn't rewrite thier own lore! I would have to guess that since Shadowmere is a 200 something year old (at least) demonic horse from the abyss, that he/she can assume different forms and genders. Maybe Shadowmere is female for male riders (Lucien) and male for female riders (Astrid). Who knows. I just know that I was very happy to see my old friend rise up out of the pool like that. Made my day. RPThat's just wrong a male and female horse or a female and a male horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorpony Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Wait, are you saying that there's something wrong with riding around on a horse of the opposite sex? RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youroblivionman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Wait, are you saying that there's something wrong with riding around on a horse of the opposite sex? RPIt just sounds wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Wait, are you saying that there's something wrong with riding around on a horse of the opposite sex? RPIt just sounds wrong In my riding experience (limited compared to some, lightyears ahead of most [unfortunately, horses are awesome]) i've found horses are generally better behaived with opposite sex riders. As creepy as that may seem to some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahredqueen Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 shadowmere is deadric so gender isn't a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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